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"Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated bythe gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein.
Every day the boy would come to the treee to eat her apples, swing fromher branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave.
This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein has created amoving parable for readers of all ages that offrs an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.
"Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated bythe gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein.
Every day the boy would come to the treee to eat her apples, swing fromher branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave.
This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein has created amoving parable for readers of all ages that offrs an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.
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